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North Marion shot putter Angela Sprecher prepares to throw the shot put during the OSAA 4A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Cascade's Stepan Zavydovskyy runs in the 4x400 meter relay during the OSAA 4A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Silver ton's Cheyenne Partlow prepares to throw the shot put during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Silver ton's Cheyenne Partlow competes in the shot put during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

West Salem's Tristan James wins his third consecutive triple jump during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

West Salem's Tristan James wins his third consecutive triple jump during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

West Salem's Tristan James wins his third consecutive triple jump during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

West Salem's Tristan James wins his third consecutive triple jump during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Silverton high jumper Shon Ackerman competes during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Dallas' Kyleen Benz celebrates her second place in the discus while on the podium during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Silverton high jumper Lucas Wilson competes during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Central high jumper Kaj Bansen competes during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

McNary's Kyle Torres, left, and West Salem's Tristan James run the anchor leg of the 4x100 meter relay during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Silverton high jumper Colton Myers competes during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Central's Abby McBeth competes in the 1500 meter run during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

West Salem's Brook Chuhlantseff competes in the 1500 meter run during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Grant's Ella Donaghu celebrates winning the 1500 meter run during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Valley Catholic's Wilder Boyden celebrates winning the 1500 meter run during the OSAA 4A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

West Salem's Ahmed Muhumed (2414) competes in the 1500 meter run during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Cascade's John Schemer competes in the triple jump during the OSAA 4A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Dallas' Kyleen Benz throws the shot put during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Silverton's Megan Traeger competes in the shot put during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Silverton's Travis Sinn takes off from the block while running the 400 meter dash during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

McNary's Brendan Van Voorhis while competing in the 400 meter dash during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Silverton's Allyson Ridling competes in the 100 meter hurdles during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

North Marion's Camdon Richey competes in the 110 meter hurdles during the OSAA 4A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Silverton's Brock Rogers competes in the 110 meter hurdles during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

North Salem's Tiffany Wall competes in the high jump during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Silverton's Maddie Fuhrman (1923) runs with the pack during the 800 meter run during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

West Salem's Jacob Kizer competes in the javelin during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Silverton's Allyson Ridling runs the 300 meter hurdles during the OSAA 5A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Sprague's Mia Diaz runs her leg of the 4x400 meter relay during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

West Salem's Emilee Silbernagel get the handoff for the anchor of the 4x400 meter relayduring the OSAA Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Philomath's Trevor Sartnurak celebrates his teams victory in the 4x400 meter relay during the OSAA 4A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Lakeridge's Cameron Russell celebrates while outpacing Central Catholic's Jaron Barrow to the line in the first heat of the 4x400 meter relay during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

McNary's Austin Brown starts the 4x400 meter relay during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

West Salem's Randall Coughlan gets the baton during the 4x400 meter relay during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

McNary's Riley Moore runs in the 4x400 meter relay during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

West Salem's Tristan James runs the anchor leg of the 4x400 meter relay during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Cascade runner Danielle Haddix runs the first leg of the 4x100 meter relay during the OSAA 4A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

McNary's Kyle Torres while competing in the 400 meter dash during the OSAA 6A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene. BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal

Cascade's Stepan Zavydovskyy runs in the 4x400 meter relay during the OSAA 4A Track & Field Championships inside Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Eugene.(Photo: BRENT DRINKUT/Statesman Journal)Buy Photo

EUGENE – Stepan Zavydovskyy had never competed in track and field before his senior year because he always busy playing AAU basketball.

He probably should have.

Cascade High School's senior placed second in the OSAA Class 4A state track and field meet in the high jump with a clearance of 6 feet, 3 inches on Saturday at Hayward Field.

"It was a lot of fun," Zavydovskyy said.

Zavydovskyy backed into the bar on his first two attempts at 6-2 before clearing it on his third try to guarantee a top-two finish.

While Madras' Brent Sullivan, who would win at 6-4, cleared 6-3 on his first try, Zavydovskyy struggled with that height, missing his first two attempts by a lot before finally clearing it on his third try.

"On the first two I jumped into the bar," said Zavydovskyy, who has a personal record in the event of 6-4. "I just started like a foot farther back and then I jumped farther outside from the bar. I think that's what I did."